To decorate a ship with flags in celebration of certain occasions.

A buoy on the race course around which boats must turn.

Said of anchor when it lifts clear of the bottom.

Percentage of time a compressor unit can operate at full load over a thirty minute period.

A navigational aid used in the United States and Canada to mark a channel. Green triangular daymarks should be kept on the left when returning from a larger to smaller body of water.

All countries require that the importer make a declaration on incoming foreign goods. The importer then normally pays a duty on the imported merchandise. The importer's statement is compared against the carrier's vessel manifest to ensure that all foreign ...

A valve which connects the high pressure side of a compressed air system to the suction side and is adjusted so as to maintain a specific pressure on the suction side by controlled bleeding of hot gas to the suction side.

Shallow keels, usually placed in conjunction with or in place of a center keel. Attached to each side of a vessel, they provide lateral resistance and stability, as well as support the weight of the hull of the ship on the ways when launching, or when in ...

Water which runs down and collects in the bilges of a ship and usually becomes foul and noxious.

Instructions given by a shipper to a bank indicating that documents transferring title to goods should be delivered to the buyer only upon the buyer's acceptance of the attached draft.

The total electrical power input to a compressor, including drive motor, cooling fan, motors, controls, etc.

To steer the boat more into the wind, thereby causing the sails to flap or luff.

ANSI specification for a Compressed air supply source that meets OSHA specification # 1910.134(i)(1)(ii)requirements for breathing air.

Is a process taking place under constant volume. To raise the pressure from state 1 to state 2, heat must be added. The pressure change is proportional to the change in temperature.

Any steel bar or column, fitted vertically, to support a deck, or any part of a ship's structure. Also called a stanchion.

A person or firm who transacts all business in a port on behalf of shipowners or charterers. Also called shipping agent; agent.

A tall cone shaped navigational buoy.

A port where cargo is received by the ocean carrier and stuffed into containers but then moved to another coastal port to be waded on a vessel.

An insurance term referring to any defect or other characteristic of a product that could result in damage to the product without external cause (for example, instability in a chemical that could cause it to explode spontaneously). Insurance policies may ...